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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

MERIT HEIFER IS ALIVE AND WELL!


The NILE Merit Heifer class of 2017 left it's mark at Metra Park in Billings, MT once again!  I think back over the years to 2002 when I first became involved with the program.  Back when there were only five recipients and all the heifers came from Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.  The next year we awarded twenty young people with heifers donated by some of the premier seed stock producers in and around Montana  Since then, the class size has reached twenty five most years with one year that I remember of thirty two recipients.  Today there are well over 300 "Merit Heifer Kids" out there in all facets of agriculture and other industries.  There are Lawyers, Bankers, Seed Stock Producers,  Herd Managers, Sales Professionals,  Ranchers,  Accountants, Photographers, Teachers, Mothers, Fathers and Students, just to name a few.  Everywhere I go, I run in to them and am always proud of each of their individual accomplishment's after graduating from the program.  The cream always comes to the top and it most definitely does for those involved in the Prestigious NILE Merit Heifer program!  My hat's off to all of them.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

CAN'T PAINT TO SUIT MYSELF

I had a talk with God the other day.  I said God, "The painting part isn't so bad but what about all the getting ready?  There has to be more than a million items to round up just to get the project underway.  Brushes, pans, rollers, ladders, stools, drop cloths, painter's tape, and rags just to mention a few.  Then paste, plaster, putty, and all the tools it takes to fill about a hundred holes!  I'll have to remove the switch plates, outlet covers, and light fixtures  plus the dreaded trim takes forever and of course the clean up is the worst!  God...I hate painting!  So, please don't make me do it, OK?  Can I go riding and chasing cows instead?"  He said, "Yes, as soon as the paintings done and you clean up your mess."

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR





Fall is my favorite time of year.  I'd like it best if we could start the year with May and June then end it with September and October and maybe leave the rest of the months out.  Summers get hot and winters get cold...grass gets dry and snow gets deep, what's to like about that?  By fall the crops are in, the kids are back in school, the calves are ready to wean, the cows are soon to be winterized, it's football season, and Christmas is just around the corner!  Actually I'm a fan of four distinct seasons and look forward to the change that comes with them every year but still Fall is my favorite.  After all, I was born in the fall and am fortunate to get to celebrate the event each year.  I was going so fast when I hit twenty one, I slid clear thru sixty.  Now my side seems to be slowing to a shuffle and I'm prayin' God sees it fit to give me plenty of seasons to enjoy, just saying!